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TUHSD and SunPower Celebrate Completion of 705kW Solar Power System at Redwood High School

Today, Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) and SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) are celebrating the completion of a 705-kilowatt solar power system at Redwood High School in Larkspur, Calif. As a result of the system, the district calculates it may reduce electricity costs at the high school by approximately 80 percent, which could result in an estimated $252,000 annual savings.

28 Oct 2015

SunLink Completes Delivery of 37MW of Solar Projects in Western Honduras

In keeping with SunLink Corporation’s rapid expansion across the board, the company revealed today that as part of its expanding international footprint it has completed delivery in connection with projects in Western Honduras totaling 37 MW.

28 Oct 2015

Li-ion-Titanate Battery System for Managing and Storing Energy Connected to Romande Energie-EPFL Solar Park

The experimental storage system was inaugurated today and is now connected to the Romande Energie-EPFL solar park, one of the largest in French-speaking Switzerland.

28 Oct 2015

UA Collaborates with Johannes Gutenberg University to Find Way to Use Wood Ingredients for New Sustainable Chemistry

Researchers at The University of Alabama, in collaboration with colleagues in Germany, have developed a new way to use wood or other kinds of biomass to make chemical materials without relying on the usual non-renewable petrochemical starting materials.

26 Oct 2015

Study Shows Reflectors Could Maximize Solar Panels Productivity

Researcher Joshua Pearce from Michigan Technological University and colleagues from Queen’s University, Canada, have formulated a method to ensure a maximum amount of sunlight reaches solar panels so as to increase the yield by 30% or more.

23 Oct 2015

ClearGrid Energy and Citizens Energy Partner to Find Sites for Solar Installations Across Massachusetts

ClearGrid Energy, a community and utility-scale solar developer, is partnering with Citizens Energy Corp., a major solar power developer in Massachusetts, to find sites for solar installations across Massachusetts.

23 Oct 2015

Atlantic Towing to Provide Marine Tug and Barge Services for Cape Sharp Tidal Project

Atlantic Towing Limited of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia has secured a contract to provide marine tug and barge services to the Cape Sharp Tidal project. Cape Sharp Tidal is a multi-phase project with plans to grid-connect a 4MW demonstration tidal array in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy in the coming months.

22 Oct 2015

Lockheed Martin Celebrates Powering up of Large Parking Lot Solar Array

Lockheed Martin joined Florida Governor Rick Scott, Duke Energy President of Florida Utility Operations Alex Glenn and other local officials to celebrate the powering up of its 151,400 square foot solar array covering the parking lot at its facility near Clearwater, Florida. The project represents Florida’s largest, private solar array.

22 Oct 2015

Northwestern University Receives 2015 Green Power Leadership Award

Northwestern University has received a 2015 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The award recognizes the country’s leading green power users for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market.

20 Oct 2015

China Sunergy Commences Formal Operations at Solar Cell Factory in Incheon, Korea

China Sunergy Co., Ltd., a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company's solar cell factory in Incheon, Korea has started formal operation.

19 Oct 2015